To bottle or not to bottle, when is the right time?

[winemaker81]

About 02. I add kmeta immediately after degassing. Should I be adding it just before degassing for the protection you are referencing?

Oxidation is not a fast reaction. Look at how steel rusts -- it takes time. IME it doesn't matter if you add the K-meta before or after degassing.

 

[Rice_Guy]

About 02. I add kmeta immediately after degassing. Should I be adding it just before degassing for the protection you are referencing?

My pattern is to add meta then do a degas treatment. The intent is to accomplish some mixing through the mass. The next place to add is in racking such that mixing can happen.
Normally I do not degas till the week where I Am scheduling bottling. CO2 is non reactive and I try to keep some there for flushing the head space.

 

[wineview]

My pattern is to add meta then do a degas treatment. The intent is to accomplish some mixing through the mass. The next place to add is in racking such that mixing can happen.
Normally I do not degas till the week where I Am scheduling bottling. CO2 is non reactive and I try to keep some there for flushing the head space.

I usually degas after primary because the wine is warm and the degassing process works better than with cold wine. My basement is around 58-60F.

 

[winemaker81]

My pattern is to add meta then do a degas treatment. The intent is to accomplish some mixing through the mass. The next place to add is in racking such that mixing can happen.
Normally I do not degas till the week where I Am scheduling bottling. CO2 is non reactive and I try to keep some there for flushing the head space.

It occurred to me that when using kieselsol and chitosan, just stirring them in is sufficient to jumpstart the degassing process.